Vic bushfire controlled

FIREFIGHTERS have scored a major victory in their fight to contain several large blazes across Victoria, with a bushfire at Violet Town now under control.

But the 1300-hectare fire in inaccessible land 170 kilometres north of Melbourne is likely to burn for days yet.

Country Fire Authority (CFA) state duty officer Stephen Walls said the fire was now surrounded by control lines and they believed the fire would stay "where it is".

A watch and act warning had been cancelled, but he said residents should remain vigilant.

Blacking out of burning areas will still take some time, Mr Walls said.

"Unless we get some rain, it's going to take us several days (to put the fire out)," he told AAP on Wednesday.

"It's inaccessible and we can't get to some of those areas that are causing us problems."

Two other major fires in Gippsland, in the state's east, and at Harrietville, in the north-east, remain listed as out of control, but Mr Walls said they were both in inaccessible country and were not a threat.

The Harrietville fire has so far burned 4000 hectares and aircraft will continue to waterbomb the blaze.

In Gippsland, 71,323 hectares have been burned and Mr Walls said they were "reasonably happy that that one is staying put".

"We're not particularly concerned about it, but technically it's still going because we haven't completed containment lines around it."

"It's hard work in there."

More than 100 firefighters remain at the Gippsland fire, while another 147 are battling the Harrietville blaze.

On Tuesday, Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu said massive fires will need rain to put them out completely.

"Any of these large forest-based fires are unlikely to be extinguished by hand," he said.